?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Cardiovascular+Risk+Factors+in+Normolipidemic+Acute+Myocardial+Infarct+Patients+on+Admission+%E2%80%93+Do+Dietary+Fruits+and+Vegetables+Offer+Any+Benefits%3F&rft.creator=Kumar%2C+Arun&rft.creator=Sivakanesan%2C+Ramiah&rft.subject=Online+Journal+of+Health+and+Allied+Sciences&rft.description=Background%3A+Myocardial+Infarction+(MI)+is+a+leading+cause+of+death+in+India.+Whether+dietary+vitamins+could+reduce+risk+of+cardiovascular+disease+among+Indians+is+still+not+clear+and+very+few+studies+have+addressed+the+association+between+dietary+vitamin+acting+as+an+antioxidant+or+pro-oxidant+and+its+effect+on+risk+reduction+or+aggravation+in+normolipidemic+AMI+patients.+Objective%3A+The+goal+of+the+current+study+was+to+address+the+association+between+dietary+vitamin+and+cardiovascular+risk+in+normolipidemic+acute+myocardial+infarct+patients+compared+with+healthy+controls.+Design%3A+Dietary+intake+of+vitamins+was+assessed+by+131+food+frequency+questionnaire+items+in+both+AMI+patients+and+age%2Fsex-matched+controls.+The+associated+changes+in+risk+factors+due+to+antioxidant+vitamins+intake+was+also+assessed+in+normolipidemic+acute+myocardial+patients+and+was+compared+with+controls.+Results%3A+Dietary+intake+of+vitamin+A%2C+B1%2C+B2%2C+B3+was+significantly+higher+in+AMI+patients+compared+to+healthy+controls+but+the+intake+of+vitamin+C+was+significantly+higher+in+controls+compared+to+AMI+patients.+Even+though+the+vitamins+intake+was+higher+in+patients%2C+the+associated+cardiovascular+risk+factors+were+not+reduced+compared+to+controls.+The+total+cholesterol%2C+LDL-c%2C+TAG+were+significantly+higher+(p%3C0.001)+in+AMI+patients+except+HDL-c+which+was+significantly+higher+(p%3C0.001)+in+controls.+The+endogenous+antioxidants+were+found+to+be+significantly+lowered+in+patients+compared+to+controls+in+spite+of+higher+vitamin+intake.+Similarly+the+enzymatic+antioxidants+were+also+significantly+lowered+in+patients.+The+mean+serum+Lipoprotein+(a)+malondialdehyde+(MDA)+and+conjugated+diene+(CD)+levels+in+patients+were+significantly+elevated+compared+with+controls.+The+levels+of+caeruloplasmin%2C+C-reactive+protein%2C+fibrinogen%2C+ischemia-modified+albumin+were+significantly+higher+but+arylesterase+activities+were+lowered+in+patients.+Conclusion%3A+Diets+rich+in+vegetables+and+fruits+do+not+seem+to+reduce+the+cardiovascular+risk+in+normolipidemic+AMI+patients+among+Indians+and+Sri+Lankans.&rft.publisher=Dr.+B.S.+Kakkilaya&rft.contributor=Kakkilaya%2C+Dr+Srinivas&rft.date=2010-10-15&rft.type=Journal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F6975%2F1%2F2010-3-3.pdf&rft.identifier=++Kumar%2C+Arun+and+Sivakanesan%2C+Ramiah++(2010)+Cardiovascular+Risk+Factors+in+Normolipidemic+Acute+Myocardial+Infarct+Patients+on+Admission+%E2%80%93+Do+Dietary+Fruits+and+Vegetables+Offer+Any+Benefits%3F++%5BJournal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)%5D+++++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F6975%2F